DICK WORDEN will retire as New York Chiropractic College’s (NYCC) associate VP of administrative services on April 30, after 30 years of service. He came to the college after a number of years as office manager of the Hogan-Souhan Dairy in Auburn, and as general manager of Seneca Falls’ Gould Hotel. Worden joined NYCC as director of purchasing in 1991, just before the college’s move to Seneca Falls, and was instrumental in the openings of the new campus and NYCC health centers across New York state. Throughout his time at the college, Worden was promoted to assistant VP of administrative services and then associate VP of administrative services. He has served as a member of the college’s senior staff for the last 20 years. Worden has also provided service to the professions as a long-time test administrator for the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners, and has held leadership positions and served on the boards of the National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP) and the United Way of Seneca County.

Current associate VP of information technology, CHRISTOPHER MCQUEENEY, was promoted to VP of administrative services and will oversee the newly established Administrative Services Division. The division includes IT, facilities, purchasing, the health and fitness center, the mailroom, and central duplication. McQueeney has been with NYCC since October 2013. He earned a bachelor’s degree in corporate communications from Ithaca College and an MBA from Syracuse University. Immediately prior to NYCC, McQueeney worked for Empower Federal Credit Union in Syracuse, where he served as VP of information technology and VP of risk management and facilities, respectively.

St. Joseph’s Health has appointed CRISTIAN ANDRADE, M.D, to chief quality officer. He will provide leadership to the acute and ambulatory services. Andrade’s focus will be on enhancing the quality of care and patient safety throughout the St. Joseph’s Health system. He has been with St. Joseph’s Health for 18 years. The family-medicine trained physician joined the hospital as a resident in 2003 and has served as a hospitalist since 2006. Prior to this promotion, Andrade served as VP of medical affairs, regional medical director, and chief of hospitalist services. He studied at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey in Newark and at Wagner College on Staten Island. In addition to his job at St. Joseph’s Health, Andrade is affiliated with Rome Memorial Hospital and Bishop Rehabilitation and Nursing Center.